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(John Shomby) Over the past couple of weeks, three headlines came across that, on the surface, look unrelated. They’re not. Three different companies. Three different strategies. One very clear message: the old radio business model is running out of time.

Connoisseur Media is divesting its four Topeka radio stations in a deal that hands a local operator majority control of commercial radio signals in the Kansas capital market.

Audacy is continuing its "Content-First" organizational restructure by dubbing Detroit Market Manager Debbie Kenyon as Regional President for its Central US markets, placing Chicago, Cleveland, Madison, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis under her command.

iHeartMedia is consolidating four Southern New England markets under a single Market President, tapping 15-year company veteran Care Jones to run its Providence, Manchester, Portsmouth, and Cape Cod clusters, covering three states and fourteen stations.

Adam Star is back at Beasley Media Group as Program Director for the company's Augusta, GA stations. Star previously served as Operations Manager for Beasley’s Fort Myers cluster until its $18M divestment to Sun Broadcasting in the last half of 2025.

Troy Murray spent more than two decades as one of the Windy City's most recognized hockey voices. Now, the Chicago Blackhawks have named Murray to the Builder category of the organization's inaugural Hall of Fame class after his passing earlier this month.

iHeartMedia New York City has unveiled a new era for Radio Hall of Famer Jim Kerr. Following his five-year contract renewal in February, Q104.3 (WAXQ) named a new set of co-hosts for Kerr's Rock & Roll Morning Show: Christin Marks and Trevor Marden.

For decades, New York City has listened to Hot 97 (WQHT). Starting Tuesday, it will watch it too. MediaCo is launching Hot 97 TV on WASA-TV on March 31, extending the legacy Hip-Hop brand's presence to over-the-air television for the first time.

A celebration of women influencing social change were saluted at a 16th annual 20 Outstanding Women award ceremony on March 24, presented by a Saga Communications station in Manchester, N.H.

The two defendants in a legal battle started by Warshaw have formally objected to a third set of requests for the production of documents they believe impose obligations "that are broader than, inconsistent with, not authorized under, or not reasonable" based on the established rules.